Laughing Coffin

"So we have their location let's find and kill them," says John as he was already in armor ready to go alone if needed.

"We are not going there to kill but to put them behind bars," says Kirito when John looked at him seriously.

"You all sure it would be alright to let those people live. We should just get rid of them. It's better than to let them roam free again once this is over," says John as he really was serious about what he said.

"He isn't serious, right?" asks Asuna as she looks at Nesiara who wasn't really happy about the not killing part.

"He is and I can understand why," says Nesiara serious as she looked at Asuna and continues, "People like that need to be put down like a rabid dog that bites its owner. Society can work better because of the fear that if you are caught you are done for. But it comes up to the reason why you killed the person. Was it self-defense or did you just kill him because of your perverted mind."

She walks some steps and continues, "And they didn't kill for self-defense so let's find and finish them. You might not want to kill them but we two will. I will not risk my life nor that of John just because you want to be idealists that think killing is bad."

Nesiara then walks away as John followed her and asks, "Everything alright with you?"

"Yes, just some stuck up anger that came out of me. I need to apologize to Asuna later though I mean what I told her," says Nesiara as she walks towards John and says, "Don't hold back once on the battlefield."

"Never will I hold back there even if they tell me to do so. They haven't seen what we have seen and their society is quite calm it's no wonder they are like that since mine is like that too," says John as it was right a normal person wouldn't just kill someone because they are fighting.

"Well, it might be different in my world since many die under my father's blade if they are corrupt or abuse their powers to do evil," says Nesiara as she tells John about it when John tells her how his family deals with villains that appear in his world.

They still went with the group when John asks, "How about we don't kill them physically but mentally were you alright with that?"

"What do you mean?" asks Kirito as he turns around and looks into John's eyes as everything turned black and white for him when he asks with panic, "Where are we?"

"In an illusion names Tsukuyomi that holds us in here for three days but it's only a second outside. Can't I torture them inside here and kill them as many times I want they will be broken once we are done with them. They might even become comatose and in worst cases brain dead," says John as he continues to explain that this was the best way for both sides since they would still be alive on the outside but dead on the inside.

"You know what do what you want just bring us back this place creeps me out," says Kirito as he wasn't even the leader of the coalition of this crusade.

"Good," says John as they returned and continued walking as nothing happened.

They almost arrive at the hideout when John and Nesiara suddenly attack the air surprising the group when suddenly two people appear at the end of their fists.

"You should have known that something like this doesn't work against us," says Nesiara with a smile as the attackers looked at her eyes and a second later the collapsed on the ground they looked like dead people but one of Asuna's guild members walked over and confirmed that they were still alive.

We should continue before they realize we took out their spies," says John as he was already walking in the direction the hideout should be and sees a squadron.

"We should have haste or we won't be able to kill everyone," says Nesiara as John nods and both disappeared and appeared in-between the squadron of people and suddenly ki balls were flying at the people beside them.

Nesiara and John had a grey almost white aura around them as they evaded the attacks of the people while putting them into Tsukuyomi to kill them mentally after torturing them to find out where the leader was.

After taking out the squadron alone both looked at each other and Nesiara says, "That was a nice warm-up how about we spar a bit."

"Not now. Have you found out where the leader is?" asks John as suddenly a fist came at him.

He dodges and sends an elbow towards Nesiara who spins to evade and tries to hit him with a backside kick. This little fight went on until it attracted too much attention and the coalition found them fighting between the members of Laughing Coffin.

"What are you two doing," says Asuna as she was angry seeing them fight between the wounded.

"Just training little sister. Now they are all down you just need to put them in the cells. It seems their leader escaped before we arrived with some high ranking member," says Nesiara as she hugs Asuna making her cool down.

They begin to transport the guild members of Laughing Coffin to the Black Iron Palace in the Town of Beginnings. Once there everyone concentrated on finding the remaining member without success. As they almost like evaporated from the game.

What the players didn't know was that a higher power was protecting them right now as they were in Logan's throne room.

"Where are we?" asks PoH as he saw only a throne made of bones in front of him like the others.

"You are in my place," says Logan as he appears on the throne.

"That voice you are the one that changed the game. Why have you brought us here," says PoH almost demanding when suddenly they all feel pressure and they fall to their knees.

"You have guts to talk to someone that only needs to snap to kill you like that," says Logan as he snaps and one of the members died right there.

"Why did you do that," says PoH thinking it was over for him and the others.

"He isn't of importance to my greater goals. I just need you and those around you. You will bring the things that should happen into place and I can't have Nesiara and John meddle in that," says Logan as he snaps and he showed some parts of their future of what they will be doing before saying, "You will do as I show you if not I will just replace you with puppets that will do it while you will rot under the ground while alive without a way out."

The people were now fearful after hearing that as Logan says while pointing at the dead person, "I hope you can be good at hiding and do as you should or the same fate will happen to you."

Then suddenly black tentacles came out of the ground and pulled them into the ground as they were swallowed by the Darkness under their feet as they were panicking.

Once they returned they thought it was a dream when they find their dead friend hanging from a tree with a note saying 'You know what to do.'

They now were scared as if a ghost just appeared in front of them and leave as fast as possible to hide for now from the people when Alfred who was beside Logan asks, "Was that necessary?"

"Yes, John and Nesiara could find them easily if they aren't on edge the whole time," says Logan as he snaps and the corpse disappears.

"You really don't fear that your reputation goes down?" asks Alfred when Logan laughs.

"Did my father before me. I think not I know that you were impersonating him but he must have pulled some strings here or there to make me stronger without me knowing it," says Logan as he sat back down and says, "This throne really isn't as comfortable as I remember him sitting on it."

"It's because he used illusions to make his real throne appear like the blood throne," says Alfred as Logan looked at Alfred in disbelief.

"Why didn't you tell me do you know how hard it is to sit on that thing sometimes a bone can come too near to a certain area that it shouldn't be," says Logan after hearing that.

"You never asked in all those 26 cycles and I thought you liked to sit on it because you never complained before," says Alfred as Logan gave up to discuss with Alfred who would win anyway.

For the next few months, John and Nesiara were back in the frontline while Kirito entered a guild of adventurers. Asuna was also on the frontline with her guild as well as Klein and his friends.

John and Nesiara were about to enter the next boss room when Justice pops out and says, "It seems Kirito needs your help. He is trapped with his guild in a secret area on the 27th floor."

"Should we go if Justice says that he needs help and is trapped he might need help," says Nesiara as she was having a bad feeling and John nods as he turns to the front-liners

"Guys it would be good to retreat. We will try it tomorrow. We have a little emergency," says John as Nesiara feigned weakness so they could leave when Asuna walks over to help Nesiara and John picks her up and carries her like a princess before saying, "See you tomorrow everyone."

Then John Hiraishin over to find Kirito and a group of four that were surrounded by Mineral Elements and Dark Dwarf Miners. The group was on a terribly low level as they couldn't deal with the group of mob. Kirito was trying to protect them but the mob were too many.

Suddenly Kirito sees a tip of a spear coming out of a mob. He was relieved after seeing that tip since he recognizes it when suddenly a two-hander flies over the battlefield crushing the Mineral Elements on it's way. Seeing the sword he fall over in relief when his guild walks over to help him up when he says, "*sighs* We are saved."

"Long time since we have seen you Kirito. Is this why you aren't in the front any longer," says John as he walks towards the Fusion Sword that was stuck in the wall when Nesiara enters with a smile and uses magic to heal the wounds of the group and Kirito.

"Don't listen to him. He was worried about you," says Nesiara as suddenly a pickaxe came for her but she blocked it easily and killed the miner by sending it flying into a group of miners when John spins in mid-air and swings the Fusion Sword.

The energy coming from the sword formed three slashes that killed the miners when John says, "Come on everyone let's move more are coming."

And true to his word more miners and elementals came out of the holes as he made a way for them to leave with Nesiara. After escaping that hell Nesiara asks, "Everyone alright?"

As the group was taken by her charm John says, "They are can't you see that."

"Ah someone got jealous it seems," says Nesiara as Kirito began to laugh seeing both talking like that when Nesiara says, "Let's get them out of the Labyrinth before returning to the front."

As they helped Kirito and his guild out of the Labyrinth before returning to the 67th floor.